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After the explosion of a chemical plant in a small town, people
begin to mutate. They become violent and cannibalistic. Failing to save his fiancé,
Jim holes up in a stable to try and stay alive until rescue. When a group
notices him, they call him over to a warehouse they’ve been staying in.
Together, they believe they will have better success than they would have
alone.

First thing I need to do is explain why I added the “zombie”
label to this movie. From the art, one would automatically assume that’s what
they were getting, but it’s debatable. I’d be more likely to describe the
creatures in this movie as monsters or mutations, but they do possess some
basic zombie-like qualities. In fact, there are only a couple of points in the
film where the definition didn’t really fit. So, it’s more like Turner Clay took
the zombie experience and evolved it for his own use than anything else. It’s
not a bad thing, but it is new.

Hey, at least they don’t sparkle.

This movie was much better than I expected it to be. Both when
I added it to my list and when it was finally chosen. I expected a B-movie
attempt at a World War Z type
storyline. That’s not what I got. The effects and costumes were really pretty
good and so was the acting.

Alright, Jay Hayden now has the title of “King of Slow Turn and
Look in a Horror Movie,” but aside from that, nearly everything was believable.

Several girls land themselves in trouble and are sent to
take part in a kind of technology rehab. During their introduction to the
program, their phones and cameras are taken away and they are given a run-down
on what’s expected of them. The next day, they all board the boat that will
take them to the campsite.

The script was lazy. There’s no other way to describe it.
For some reason, the writers believed that a five second speech made by one
character about the others constituted an in depth background.

When the hack-and-slash started I was just bored. How could
I have possibly cared about any of the screaming characters? I didn’t know a
single thing about them except what landed them in the group! They were all
faceless characters in what was essentially a snuff film with no damn point.

It’s my understanding that the film was based on a true
story. If that’s the case, it’s a terrible story that’s frightening for those
who were a part of it. Unfortunately, some true stories just don’t translate to
the big screen, regardless of how tragic the circumstances were.

I will say one thing for the movie: those teenage actresses
were amazing. For most of them, this was their debut and I sincerely hope the
terrible quality of the script doesn’t hold them back. I genuinely believed
what the girls were selling me.